Lantern slide and photograph of Walter Rosene on an observation tower investigating a Great Horned Owl nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watchers Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology
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1932-05-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Walter Rosene at the top of an observation tower, located in Litchfield Woods, investigating a Great Horned Owl nest, May 1, 1932. Slide originally titled "Horned Owl's Nest (observation post)." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Great Horned Owl
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide and photograph of Walter Rosene examining a Louisiana Water Thrush nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watchers
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1932-05-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Walter Rosene examining a Louisiana Water Thrush nest with four young inside, located directly over Battin Spring, May 25, 1932. Slide originally titled "W. M. Rosene at Nest Site of Louisiana Water Throat." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Photograph of Iowa Ornithologists' Union presidents
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1933-05-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group photo of the former Iowa Ornithologists' Union presidents who held the position from 1923-1932 and the 1933 president, May 6, 1933. From left to right: Dr. George O. Hendrickson (1933-1934), Dr. F.L.R. Roberts (1931-1932), Walter W. Bennett (1929-1930), Arthur J. Palas (1927-1928) and Walter M. Rosene (1923-1926). The photograph was reproduced in the June, 1933, issue of "Iowa Bird Life." Photograph originally titled "Group photo of IOU presidents." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Pierce, Fred J.
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Fairfield
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Photograph of a Yellow Warbler perching on the shoulder of Walter Rosene's grandmother
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Photographs
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Bird watchers
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1933-07-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Yellow Warbler perching on Walter Rosene's grandmother's shoulder, July 11, 1933. Photograph originally titled "Yellow Warbler on Grandma's shoulder." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Yellow Warbler
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Ogden
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Mildrede Williams letter to members of the Fairfield Bird Club regarding her resignation as the club's president, August 27, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1934-08-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mildrede Williams to members of the Fairfield Bird Club regarding her resignation as the club's president, August 27, 1934. Williams expresses gratitude to club members and her regret that she must resign as club president and will remain in Atlantic for the winter. Also included is a list of birds found in mythology.
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Williams, Mildrede L. Appleman
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Atlantic Fairfield
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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Photograph of a group on a bird hike
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Photographs
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Bird watchers
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1935-08-01
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1935-08-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group of several men and women, many with binoculars, on a bird hike near McGregor, August 1935. Photograph originally titled "Group on a bird hike." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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McGregor
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 11, 1937
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers
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1937-04-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Boone, Ames and Little Wall Lake by Walter Rosene, April 11, 1937. Also notes he intended to take movies of the Pasque flowers but they were not in bloom yet.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Wigeon American Coot Lesser Scaup Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Wilson's Snipe Mallard
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Little Wall Lake Ames Boone
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 12, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1940-05-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Dubuque by Walter Rosene and others, May 12, 1940. Also notes this field trip includes members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Indigo Bunting Eastern Towhee Barred Owl Greater Yellowlegs Pileated Woodpecker Swainson's Thrush Worm-eating Warbler Black Tern Wilson's Snipe Green Heron
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Dubuque
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 11, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers Parulidae | Warblers Weather Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1941-05-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Atlantic and Griswold by Walter Rosene and group from the Atlantic Convention, May 11, 1941.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-tailed Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Purple Martin Orchard Oriole Harris' Sparrow Great Horned Owl Eastern Wood-Pewee Scarlet Tanager American Goldfinch Downy Woodpecker
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Atlantic Griswold
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 11, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Ardeidae | Herons Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1941-05-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Atlantic and Council Bluffs by Walter Rosene and group from the Atlantic Convention, May 11, 1941.This is a combined list for the Atlantic Convention field trip.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eared Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Great Horned Owl Sora Olive-sided Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager American Coot Eastern Screech-Owl
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Atlantic Council Bluffs
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The Ottumwa Bird Club
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Administrative records
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Societies, etc Women conservationists
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1944-01-01
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1944-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report on the first year of the Ottumwa Bird Club, including a history of it's founding, summaries of the group's activities, and a list of birds reported by members that year.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Bald Eagle American White Pelican Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Kentucky Warbler Mourning Dove Cliff Swallow
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Lake Wapello Ottumwa Cliffland River Access
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Philip DuMont letter to Myrle Jones regarding the reporting of sightings of rare birds, April 29, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Bird watching Rare birds
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1944-04-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Myrle Jones dated April 29, 1944. DuMont responds to Jones about the sighting of a Summer Tanager by saying that many birds listed as rare in Iowa may have more to do with the lack of observers rather than the lack of the species. He encourages Jones to publish his observations so that more accurate records can be developed. This document is in response to a letter from Jones: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4120/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Summer Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Des Moines Iowa Waubonsie State Park
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Report to Wood Duck observers with attached mailing list, September 13, 1963
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Reports
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Bird surveys Bird watchers Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses--Design and construction Ducks--Counting
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1963-09-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report sent to Wood Duck observers with attached mailing list, September 13, 1963. The report compiles the data from the twenty people that reported their observations on 50 Wood Duck nesting boxes. Also included with the report is a copy of the original Wood Duck nesting boxes information sheet from January 17, 1963. This document is related to correspondence and Wood Duck study materials: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3111/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3112/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3114/view.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Documents regarding a Wood Duck study, February 27, 1964
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Checklists Correspondence Questionnaires
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Bird surveys Bird watchers Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Predatory animals Ducks--Counting Ducklings
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1964-02-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A postcard, mailing lists, a handwritten note, and a questionnaire relating to a Wood Duck study Frederic Leopold coordinated, February 27, 1964. The reminder postcard was sent to the study participants on the mailing lists regarding preparations for the spring return of Wood Ducks. Also included is a questionnaire for study participants to complete regarding the number of duck nests, the number of young hatched and if nests were destroyed by predators. This document is a version of Wood Duck study materials from 1963: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3114/view
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Photograph of Frederic Leopold on a ladder checking a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Frederic Leopold on a ladder checking a wooden Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree trunk, 1965.
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Audubon field notes for spring 1967 contributed by Frederick W. Kent
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Parulidae | Warblers
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1967-03-01
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1967-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Audubon field notes contributed by Frederick W. Kent. A newspaper clipping regarding the naming of a park for Mr. Kent in Johnson County, Iowa and a note to Peter C. Petersen are included in the field notes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1967.
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Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984
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Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Hudsonian Godwit
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Conesville Coralville Lake Johnson County Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Memo for Iowa Ornithologists' visitors, May 17
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Lecture notes
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Bird watchers Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses
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1970-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of topics to discuss at a visit from members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union compiled by Frederic Leopold, May 17. The list includes locations on his property to tour and statistics for the nesting Wood Ducks that utilize his duck houses.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Greater Yellowlegs, 1972-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watchers Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1972-03-18
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Greater Yellowlegs submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1972-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during winter 1972-1973, including rare birds, March 20, 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Country life
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1973-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen describing birds sighted during winter 1972-1973 in the Iowa City area and discussing other birdwatchers. Rare birds reported by Halmi were a Goshawk, Evening Grosbeaks, Red Crossbills, and Snow Buntings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1972-1973 report.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Snow Bunting Evening Grosbeak Northern Goshawk Red Crossbill
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Iowa City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Ames Audubon Society September Newsletter, 1973, pages 1 and 3
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Newsletters
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Bird watchers Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Important bird areas
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1973-09-01
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1973-09-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Pages 1 and 3 of the newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, September 1973. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program, "Birds of the Southwest" presented by Dr. Barton Morgan and Margaret L. Morgan and several paragraphs of a letter written by Lotus Miller on behalf of the society to Colonel Walter H. Johnson to protest environmental changes anticipated in Ledges State Park as a result of a project at the Saylorville Reservoir. Page 2 is found at: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/10182/view.
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Ames Audubon Society Brown, Nancy E.
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Ames Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Society membership list, October 1973
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Checklists
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Bird watchers Conservationists Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1973-10-01
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1973-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of Ames Audubon Society members from the October 1973 newsletter of the society, including addresses and phone numbers.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Photograph of bird watchers at Hendrickson Marsh
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Photographs
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Bird watchers
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1974-01-01
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1974-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group of several people, many with binoculars, watch for birds at Hendrickson Marsh.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Hendrickson Marsh Lake
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Society membership list, 1975
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Checklists
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Bird watchers Conservationists Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1975-01-01
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1975-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of Ames Audubon Society members for the year 1975, including addresses and phone numbers.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Contributors to Field Report
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Field notes
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Bird watchers Bird watching
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1976-06-01
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1976-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting list and locations.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding Snowy Owl sightings and Iowa Ornithologists' Union membership, January 24, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watchers Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1977-01-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Snowy Owl sightings contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. Gladys is also commenting on a recent increase in Iowa Ornithologists' Union memberships. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Snowy Owl
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Iowa Warren County Wright County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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